Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach

Through her love of music, the ambitious pianist Anastassia Lauterbach set her sights on a professional career at the age of 13. However, she studied languages at the Lomonosov University in Moscow and psychology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn.

At the age of 37, she was already head of innovation and technology at Telekom. Before that, Prof. Dr. Lauterbach was Executive Vice President Group Strategy at T-Mobile International AG. Her career began in 1997 at Munich Reinsurance Company. She then worked for McKinsey & Company and Daimler Chrysler Financial Services. Her responsibilities included various operational and strategic functions.

Today, she advises companies primarily in AI, data & cyber security and successfully coaches executive boards and CEOs in all leadership topics, especially active crisis situations. Over the years, she has proven her multitasking ability several times. Anastassia Lauterbach’s expert contributions are highly regarded and can be found in several reference books. Her book “Artificial Intelligence Imperative – a practical strategy for companies,” was published in 2018. Her opinion and statements are respected, and therefore she is a well-booked guest author in various business media and a keynote speaker at corporate events.

She is the CEO and founder of 1AU-Ventures. The company supports the transformation of traditional companies through digital technologies. In the field of AI technologies, 1AU-Ventures offers training for boards and executives. In addition, technologies are brought in that serve to promote performance. 1AU-Ventures train boards in US and European companies in the area of cyber security. The start-up division helps young companies with financing and partnership arrangements. It also coaches executives and start-up founders.

Anastassia Lauterbach is a global player. She is one of the founding members of Nasdaq’s Next Generation Board Leaders Advisory Council. Her expertise is also valued worldwide on various boards such as the supervisory board of Dun & Bradstreet (US) and EasyJet PLC (UK) or as an advisory board member of Intel (US), Star Alliance (DE), Evolution Equity (CH) and Diligent Corporation (US).

The dynamic entrepreneur travels worldwide between Europe, America, and Asia and in the most diverse industries. Whether telecommunications, tourism, or finance. She is an articulate luminary who can inspire her audience and take them with her today into the world of tomorrow. Dr. Lauterbach is concrete, easy to understand, remarkably interesting, and wonderfully refreshing.

Possible lecture languages are German, English, French, Russian and Serbian.